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Friday, August 5, 2016

Spending from Zakaat to free the captives

Lesson # 1100 from
Holy Qur-’aan

Spending from Zakaat to
free the captives

Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE)–
Chapter – 9)

Stage – 2, Verse – 60 of 129, Section – 8 of
16 (Part – 10)

BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful

60. The alms are only for the poor and the
needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be
reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the Cause of
Allah, and (for) the wayfarer. A duty imposed by Allah. Allah is Knower,
Wise.

It has
been described in the previous verses that
some Hypocrites are desirous to receive the entire Alms which the Messenger of
God Almighty (SallAllaahu alayHi
wa AaliHii Wasallam) distribute. They wish that
those alms must not be given to any other save them. In this connection,
complete ruling about the Alms; that is to say; the money and goods of Zakaat (the poor-due) has been explained
in this verse, so that; it must be known that the right of any individual is
not established as the mind may desire by claiming and wishes of getting Alms.

Zakaat (the poor-due) is spent on the following objects. Those people
who are not entitled according to such category, which has been mentioned in
this verse, they will be given nothing from the Alms and Zakaat fund. It is commanded that Zakaat (the Poor-due) should be given to following eight kinds of
deserving people:

1.The poor that is to say;
who has nothing.

2.The needy i.e. that
individual who have something but cannot fulfill his requirement with it.

3.Collectors of the
revenues – those servants of the Government who are appointed for receiving and
collecting Zakaat from the people.

4.Mu-‘allafatul-quluub– those persons whose hearts are to be reconciled, that
is to say; those people who feel that; by embracing Islam; their necessities
would be fulfilled, and they are ready to enter in Islam.

5.For setting freethe
captives.

6.The debtors – seekers of financial
support due to any sudden necessity.

7.Those people who are busy in the public
works and for the Cause of God Almighty as strivers, endeavorers and religious
warriors.

8.The wayfarers – who have not any
money during their journey, though they have at home.

Method of spending the amount and
goods of Zakaat has already been
prescribed by God Almighty. He has determined it as a national duty Himself on
account of His Knowledge and Wisdom. None can make any change in it; at his
own. If any group from the above mentioned eight kinds of people does not
exist, then the money of the Zakaat
must be distributed in remainder groups/people.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from
Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall,
Published by PaakCompany, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to
English by Muhammad Sharif)